19 August 2006

Kethaela in the Second Age

In issue No.5 of Tradetalk, there is a very long article (7 pages!) about Kethaela in the Second Age. There also is a lengthy article about Caladraland, with details about Caladraland in the Second Age.

12 August 2006

Scenarios

There are already two scenarios for Mongoose RuneQuest: one in issue 35 of their house magazine (Signs and Portents), and the other one a published one. Unfortunately, both are generic scenarios, without any established background whatsoever. We're treading the D&D path, gentlemen.

11 August 2006

Greg Stafford Interview & Publication Schedule

Here.

Official Rule Clarification

According to the new rules, parrying is resolved by an opposed roll and then looking at a table; meaning that, if you make an attack roll and the parry succeeds, you make another attack roll to compare on the table. Two rolls instead of one!
However, Matthew Sprange published an official FAQ on Mongoose's web site about this, so no double roll is necessary, despite what may be written in the book. Other queries are similarly dealt with in the FAQ.

08 August 2006

Previews Available!

Fans have complained about the rules of the new Mongoose RuneQuest, whether because they took part to the open playtest, or because of hearsay.
However, one thing that definitely does look brilliant is the source book for Second Age Glorantha, for which previews are available on Mongoose's site. Yummy!